Posts tagged avatars 
Beavis and Butt-Head accessories for your music video-loving Avatar
Your Avatar is dumb. There's no brain in there; no independent thought. Kinda like Beavis and Butt-Head, quite possibly the world's most idiotic duo. If you want your Avatar to reflect the lack of sentience hiding inside its digital skin, you may want to check out the recent Beavis and Butt-Head ...
Reminder: Last chance to buy Xbox Avatar 'firearm' props
On January 1, 2012, Microsoft will remove firearm props it deems unsuitable for Xbox Avatars. What does that entail? Your guess as good as ours, since our request for a comprehensive list is still working its way through the machine. What we do know is that Gears of War weapon props are out. ...
PSA: 'Gun-like' Avatar items disappearing from XBLM on Jan. 1
An official post on the Epic Games forums states that the Lancer and Hammerbust items for Xbox Avatars will not be available starting January 1, 2012. Those who have purchased the items prior to the new year are in the clear and can keep them. The post notes that the removal of the Lancer and ...
Joe Danger: Special Edition Avatar Awards revealed via amazing video
The fact that Joe Danger: Special Edition includes a full Joe Danger outfit as Avatar Awards is entirely secondary to this post. What is primary is that you watch the amazing video Hello Games put together to promote it. ...
MW3 avatar sales on Xbox Marketplace benefit Call of Duty Endowment
From Dec. 2 to Dec. 16, sales of all Modern Warfare 3 avatars from the Xbox Marketplace will benefit real-world soldiers returning from war via Activision's Call of Duty Endowment. Proceeds from avatar sales will go directly to help veterans transition from service to civilian life through the ...
Free Avatar prop for Xbox 10th anniversary
To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Xbox, Microsoft is giving away an "Xbox Anniversary Prop" for Avatar use. The box o' fun is a cube filled with confetti and fireworks. The prop will be available in all Xbox Live regions until Saturday, so go ahead and grab it. Major Nelson also ...
September XBL content update: Mercury Hg, RE on Games on Demand and more
Are you ready for round two with Las Plagas? Today marks the launch of Resident Evil 4 HD on Games on Demand, along with some other goodies. In addition to the HD remake update of Leon's rescue mission, Major Nelson has listed some Xbox Live Arcade games and next week's deals. ...
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary trades avatar armor for pre-order
Master Chief isn't the best at planning ahead. Think about it: When have you not known the guy to land on a planet with just two guns and no secret pouch of ammo? The plan always seems to be some variation of "I'll find some grenades and a Wraith and I'll just figure something out." If ...
Microsoft shows off new Games Hub for Windows Phone 7 Mango
The official Windows Phone blog has posted a walkthrough of the new Games Hub feature in the upcoming Mango release of Windows Phone 7. As you can imagine, it borrows quite heavily from the popular features of the console Xbox Live, including a new "Recent" games browser, more ways to connect ...
Windows Phone 7 'Mango' update adds greater Avatar interaction
An update for Windows Phone 7 is currently in the works dubbed 'Mango' which brings more features and functionality to Windows Phone 7 devices -- stuff like Office and Facebook Chat, and, uh, Minesweeper? MS Paint? Look, we're really not that into the whole phone thing, but one thing about ...
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Super Joystiq Podcast 004: 38 Studios meltdown, Gravity Rush, Civilization 5: Gods & Kings, Dragon's Dogma
Posted on May 25th 2012 3:30PM